Personal Letters
Personal letters are generally written to people who you know in your social or family life such as friends from school, pen pals or family members. Personal letters are great because you can be casual and conversational, writing in a talkative, chatty manner. You can even use slang or abbreviations. Personal letters fall into a number of subcategories such as Apologies letter, Thank you letter, Personal reference letter, Congratulations letter, Invitations letter, and Condolences letter. They differ from formal types in that they can be…
Offering things and service
It is common that English speakers make offers in conversations in order to be polite and helpful. When they do so they use these expressions: Offering Shall I (verb1)……….? Would you like me to (Verb1)………..? Would you like ………? Accepting an Offer Oh yes, I’d love to. That sounds nice. That’s very kind of you. Oh, thank you. Yes, please Refusing an Offer I’m sorry I can’t. I have to … Oh, I’d love to, but I don’t think I can’t. It’s all right. I can.......
Introduction to Memo writing
A memo should be between 150 and 200 words long and requires the following information: • Who is the memo to? • Who is the memo from? • What is the memo about? • What is the date? This information should be positioned next to the appropriate headings as in the example below. A job title may be added after the name of the sender (and/or recipient). Memo To: From: Subject: Date: ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------…
How To Make Fried Banana
INGREDIENTS : 1 ripe black-skinned plantain or 4 small finger banana (make sure that the banana is sweet) 1 egg 1 tsp. sugar 6 Tbs. flour water a pinch of salt vegetable oil for deep frying STEPS/INSTRUCTION : Place flour in a deep mixing bowl. Make a well in the middle of the flour, and add egg, sugar and salt. Add water little by little. Whisk vigorously until batter is evenly smooth for coating and not too thin. If it is too thin, add more flour. Peel plantain or banana and cut in half lengthwise and then cut again with 4-…
Offering Something
Offering Something Responses Would you like Some drinks/food? Would you care for coffee? Why do not you have Some mint tea? How about having fun? May I offer you ...? Yes, please No, thank I do not drink coffee Thank you, I'd love to Oh, no
Giving Advice
Giving Advice
Present Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense digunakan untuk mengungkapkan suatu kegiatan atau peristiwa yang sedang terjadi/berlangsung pada saat ini. Adverbs of time (kata keterangan waktu) yang dapat digunakan: now : sekarang at present : pada saat ini at this moment : pada saat ini Rumus Kalimat (+) S + am/is/are + V-ing (-) S + am/is/are + not + V-ing (?) Am/Is/Are + S + V-ing Contoh: She is sweeping the floor now. (Dia sedang menyapu lantai sekarang.) She is not sweeping the floor now. (Dia tidak sedang menyapu lantai sekarang.)…
Conjuctions
There are a few different kinds of conjuctions in English; however, I am focusing on coordinate conjunctions in this English lesson. Conjunctions are connecting words. They bind two parts of a sentence, into a single phrase within the sentence. Below is a list of the more common coordinate conjunctions used in English. Menggabungkan dan mensejajarkan And (dan) : Sinta and Reza went to the market for some vegetables As wel as (dan juga) : Sinta went to the market for some vegetables as well as Reza Besides …
Shopping
Everyone loves shopping, right? Well, maybe not everyone. But everyone has to do it from time to time to buy the necessities of life- like food and clothes. Whether you enjoy shopping and spend a considerable amount of time at it or you hate it and get it over with as quickly and painlessly as possible, there are standard expressions that are used. Look at these examples What the shopkeeper says Can I help you? May (can) I be of assistance? Are you looking for anything in particular? May I assist you? Could I help you find somethin…
Expressions of Agree and Disagree
The following expressions are commonly used to say agreement and disagreement. Agree I agree with you. You are right. Oh, that’s interesting. You have a good point. I think you might be right about that. Disagree I see. However, … I don’t agree with you. My point of view differs from yours. I think we are looking at this the same way. I think our perspectives are different. In my point of view… I see your point of view, but… I don’t see your point of view. I think you might be wrong. In English conversations, we often say …
Expressing Certainty and Uncertainity
Bellow are some common expressions/phrases used to talk about CERTAINTY: He must be success She was pale. Now she is absent. She must be sick I''m absolutely sure I'm quite sure I'm certain I'm positive definitely. certainly. of course. And these are common phrases used to express UNCERTAINTY: it's possible, it's impossible, it might be, it might not be, it could happen I wouldn't like to say for certain. I'm not sure I doubt it. I have my own doubts. it's doubtful. It's…
Asking for and giving suggestions and advice
The following words, phrases and expressions are used to make suggestions and give advice in English. Using modal "should" You should be yourself You should got to your dentist You should try to practice English You shouldn't translate too much Using modal "ought to" You ought to be more careful You ought to make benefit of the Internet for learning free You ought to read more Using phrase "Why don't you..." Why don't you study tonight? Why don't you join an English club? Why don…
Giving Instruction
Meminta Instruksi How do you (do this)? How do I . . . ? What is the best way to . . . ? How do I go about it? What do you suggest? How do you suggest I proceed? What is the first step? Memberikan Instruksi Merangkaikan Kata-kata First, (you)... Then, (you)... Next, (you)... Lastly, (you)... Memulai Before you begin, (you should...) The first thing you do is... I would start by... The best place to begin is... To begin with, Melanjutkan After that, The next step is to... The next thing you do is... Once you've don…
Expressing Preference
Stating preferences is a way to state or to express something preferably. It can also be used to offer someone a choice politely. Take a look at the following expressions. Offering (Asking for) a choice politely Stating preferences a) Prefer … Which do you prefer , the polyester or the silk? Which do you prefer , calling directly or sending a letter? a) Prefer + Verb ing + to +Verb ing I prefer the silk to the polyester. I prefer calling directly to sending a lette…
Guests Handling
Here are words and expressions usually used in formal telephoning To make a call Greetings (Good morning/afternoon/evening). May I speak to …, please? I’m …(your name) from …(your company’s name) I’m calling about …(your purpose) Could you put me through to Mr/Mrs…? Could I leave a message? Could you take my message for Mr/Mrs…? To receive a call Greetings (Good morning/afternoon/evening)+ name of your company. Can I help you? May I help you? Who’s calling, please? Who’s speaking, please? May I have your name, please? Cou…
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